noun
- a sedge plant with edible tubers, also called tiger nut or earth almond
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Chufa tubers are commonly used to make horchata in Spain.
- The farmer planted chufa as a specialty crop for health food markets.
- Chufa has a sweet, nutty flavor when eaten raw.
- Wild ducks often feed on chufa tubers in wetland areas.
- The chufa plant can grow in sandy soils and marshy conditions.
- Ground chufa flour is used as a gluten-free alternative in baking.